What fashion rules rule your house?When we become teenagers that then become parents, where do we draw the imaginary fashion line in the sand that says, “You’re NOT going in public in THAT….?” It seems that both boys and girls are h...

A long 127 hours, if you could handle it An actor being able to carry an entire scene without the help of a supporting cast is rare. If an actor can single handedly deliver an entire film without any aid it’s more than impressive – it’s a...

No Strings Attached pulls and tugs slightlyI go to a lot of movies, when I can’t find someone to go with me and I have no problem going on my own, but this week I wasn’t up to see “No Strings Attached” by myself. Not only was I positive the...

Hipster fashions that scream sense of styleWhether or not you consider yourself current with today’s fashion and style, it’s easy to be influenced somewhat by your surroundings. If you live in a neighborhood like Williamsburg, Brooklyn or A...

The Dilemma isn't much of oneThere is a comic plot device that is so common that most people overlook it. The basic formula for this common comedic tool is this: take one kind of funny man who is possibly overweight, just weir...

DIY fashions to liven up your wardrobeIf you have the will to get creative with your wardrobe this winter, then there’s a way to win over those winter wardrobe blues. If you start your day staring into your closet hoping that something...

"Country Strong" is kind of weakDo you ever wonder how Hollywood comes up with ideas for movies? I think people probably just sit around in a room and throw ideas around: “How about a movie about a country singer at the tail end ...

Author Neal Gillen talks about life in QueensNeal Gillen’s seven novels have all in some way or another, featured Queens. Whether as a setting, or a place that a character goes to hide out, the author, who now lives in Maryland, returns to hi...

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Marathon talks looked set Tuesday to miss a midnight deadline to agree the outlines of a nuclear deal with Iran as negotiators got bogged down in seemingly intractable key issues. As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi left the crunch talks in Lausanne, his French counterpart Laurent Fabius said he was "afraid we may be going through the night". The return earlier to Lausanne of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had brought a ray of optimism, having said in Moscow before leaving that the chances of an accord were "high". The two sides are hoping to lay the groundwork for ending the 12-year-old crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Iraq said security and allied forces backed by US-led coalition aircraft "liberated" the city of Tikrit on Tuesday, its biggest victory yet in the fight against Islamic State jihadists. The operation to retake the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein began on March 2 and had looked bogged down before Iraqi forces made rapid advances in the past 48 hours. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi "announces the liberation of Tikrit and congratulates Iraqi security forces and popular volunteers on the historic milestone," his official Twitter account said. He was referring to paramilitary groups which played a major role in the fighting to retake Tikrit, a Sunni Arab city which IS had controlled since it captured swathes of Iraq in June.

Two hostage-takers were killed and the prosecutor they were holding badly wounded Tuesday after security forces launched an operation to end a six-hour standoff in Istanbul, a top security official said. Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz was immediately hospitalised after being badly wounded but both men who had held him hostage were killed, Istanbul security director Selami Altinok told reporters outside the courthouse. The authorities had earlier been negotiating with the hostage-takers but Altinok said the decision to go in was taken when gunfire was heard during phone communications with the captors.